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The Mouse Guard World Expands WIth Coloring Books And Plush
Mouse Guard is an incredibly memorable comic from Archaia written and illustrated by David Petersen. Earlier today we got some exciting news on behalf of the series, and it involves crayons and stuffed animals! Yep, that's right…a Mouse Guard coloring book is on the way Some plush will be available too. I have to say, the idea of a coloring book[...]
A Fascinating Place: Three Reasons Why You Should Read Lantern City Vol. 1 HC
1 HC from Archaia It collects the first four issues of the series, and if you're looking for some reasons to pick up a copy, here's three… One: This book is written by some incredibly talented writers By name, Paul Jenkins, Matthew Daley, and Mairghread Scott The script is detailed, intense, and emotional[...]
Get Excited For Rust All Over Again With Their Softcover Program
Boom! Studios is excited to announce the March 2016 release of Royden Lepp's Rust: The Boy Soldier, the vanguard of a new softcover program for the Archaia imprint The book will collect the prelude stories from the first three original graphic novels (Rust: Visitor in the Field, Rust: Secrets of the Cell, and Rust: Death[...]
3 Reasons You Should Read The Feathers HC Edition From Archaia
This week brings the release of Jorge Corona's epic tale Feathers in a beautifully put together hardcover from Archaia. I remember the first time I sat down to read the first issue of this series I remember feeling like there was magic in the pages, and I don't often feel that way when I read things[...]
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons Releases In Less Than A Month
Last year, Archaia, an imprint of award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, teamed up with The Jim Henson Company to explore four different stories about powerful witches, both good and evil, from a collection of talented writers and artists This December, we curl up by the fire once again for the four-issue limited series Jim Henson's The[...]
Originally Published In The UK, Mezolith Vol. 1 HC Is Being Released This February
A new adventure is being collected from Archaia, an imprint of the award-winning BOOM! Studios Originally published in the UK, Mezolith Vol 1 HC, by renowned performance storyteller Ben Haggarty and storyboard artist Adam Brockbank (Captain America: The First Avenger, the Harry Potter films) will hit stores this February. 10,000 years ago, the Kansa tribe live[...]
The Bright Star- Preview Jeremy Bastian's Cursed Pirate Girl 2015 Annual #1
Known for their beautiful books with unique stories, Archaia continues to release great comics…this one in particular Written and illustrated by Jeremy Bastian, Cursed Pirate Girl 2015 Annual #1 releases this week Jeremy Bastian's intricate artwork is unlike anything in modern comics, and his first Cursed Pirate Girl graphic novel has garnered wide critical acclaim[...]
NYCC '15: A Chat With Mouse Guard Creator David Petersen
Then some of the people saw my Mouse Guard concepts and asked, "When does this book come out?" So I responded "There is no book." But after three people asked me I said, "I'll have a book out for the next convention." So I set a deadline, and I had to figure out how to[...]
Preview 10 Pages Of Archaia's Butterfly HC, Out This Week
Are you looking for a comic that explores a deeply flawed, complex character? Then look no further! From Archaia, Butterfly, written by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco, Erased) and Marguerite Bennett (A-Force, Sleepy Hollow), with art by Antonio Fuso (The Girl Who Played with Fire) and Stefano Simeone, Butterfly is a dark thriller that explores[...]
OGN Iscariot From Archaia Teaches Us The Price That Comes With Magical Powers
Vidaurri (Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches, Iron: Or, the War After) brings us his new Archaia original graphic novel Iscariot. BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon says about the project: Shane's hand-painted watercolors evoke so much emotion that it's easy to get sucked into the mood of this story From his cold, quiet espionage story Iron: Or, the[...]
A New Story Arc Begins: Preview Lantern City #5, Out Today
Up until now we've experienced quite an intense ride with Archaia's Lantern City series Written by, Matthew Daley and Mairghread Scott, with art by Carlos Magno, it's time for a new story arc to begin with Lantern City #5 After unwittingly saving Emperor Killian Grey's life, Sander is pulled deeper into the Guard and struggles with Kendal's mission to[...]
From Witches To Dragons: Archaia Is Releasing A New Storyteller Series
You might remember Archaia's release of Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches, where different myths and legends about witches were explored Well now the publisher is about to embark on a whole new set of stories about dragons from talented creators with beautiful and unique styles The project is entitled Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons #1[...]
Go On A Swashbuckling Adventure With Cursed Pirate Girl Annual #1 In October
The next chapter of Jeremy Bastian's swashbuckling adventure is about to release from Archaia Cursed Pirate Girl Annual #1, an oversized, prestige annual is the first installment of Volume 2 of Cursed Pirate Girl and continues the fiery Cursed Pirate Girl's journey as she and the young Apollonia search for the pirate girl's father, one[...]
Hear A Grand Set Of Tales At The Inn With Mouse Guard: Legends Of The Guard Vol. 3 HC
It features tales written and illustrated by a collection of award-winning and critically acclaimed storytellers personally selected by series creator David Petersen, published by the amazing imprint of BOOM! Studios, Archaia Once again, patrons at the June Alley Inn are challenged to tell the best Mouse Guard tale, with the winner getting their tab cleared! An array[...]
Don't Miss Out On The Art Of Mouse Guard: 2005-2015, Out This Week
Coming up on its 10 year anniversary, The Art of Mouse Guard: 2005-2015 from Archaia, is a celebration of the beautiful world, memorable characters, and intensive artistic process of David Petersen's cherished series This prestige, coffee table hardcover features never-before-seen sketches, 100 oversized pages of full-color artwork, and commentary from Stan Sakai, Karl Kerschl, Katie[...]
Preview A Harrowing Immigration Tale In Americatown From Archaia Out This Week
Archaia has a lot of great releases coming out this week One that I was looking forward to in particular was their new series Americatown. Written by Bradford Winters (Oz, Boss, The Americans) and Larry Cohen (Netflix's Borgia), with art by Daniel Irizarri, Americatown brings us a story that starts after an economic collapse[...]
Advance Review: Magic, Medieval Scotland, And Three Fates Revisit Macbeth
Previously titled Three Witches, but changed now to Toil and Trouble, both titles should give you a clue to what the subject matter is for this new 6 part series from Archaia arriving September 2nd It's composed of an impressive team up between the critically praised Mairghread Scott and the sister artist team of Kelly[...]
Dive Into The Final Installment Of The Dark Crystal Prequel This September
Archaia, an award-winning imprint of BOOM! Studios, and The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years, are pleased to announce the third and final installment in the exciting prequel to The Dark Crystal film, Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol 3, from writer Matthew Dow Smith (Jim[...]
Archaia's Toil And Trouble Brings You Shakespeare With A Twist Next Month
Most of you know that I'm always on the look out for new series releasing from Archaia Besides the fact that all of their stories are extremely high quality, the artwork seems to always blow my mind Well, the next big thing is here I'm talking about Archaia's upcoming limited series by Mairghread Scott and[...]